Dan
Sekellik is a native of Albany, NY and a 1956 graduate
of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of
Architecture. He has performed a tour of military
service as a Naval Aviator and later, as a reservist,
with the Seabees. Architectural practice included
employment with several private firms and with the New
York State Department of Social Service, where he
completed his public service career as an
administrator with the Medicaid program.
Mr. Sekellik has exhibited in the Unitarian Church in
Albany, the Rensselaer County Council for the Arts in
Troy, the Albany Public Library, and with several
local arts organizations, galleries, museums and
community functions. His awards include “Best in
Show,” at the Albany Artists Group Annual and many
other prizes and awards at juried exhibits. He is a
member of the Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Albany
Artists Group (past President and board member),
Society of Architectural Historians, and the Albany
Institute of History of Art.
“My working method is an extension of my architectural
design training. It often begins with some vague ideas
of what I want to happen and it’s mixed with the
influences of the works of other artists that I
admire, along with my own personality and life
experiences. I believe that artists are essentially
self-replicating creatures, whatever their art form,
and I don’t believe that I’m any exception. I refine
my ideas, sometimes making fresh starts in new
directions or just plugging along until I get it
“right”, even if it takes years, as it sometimes does,
hence the range of dates on my labels…the conscious
work of a designer rather than that of spontaneous
artist.
Thank you for viewing my work. I think that it helps
to bring closure to a process that begins as vague
idea or an inspiration or some other mysterious
genesis, moves along with a lot of hard work and
sometimes disappointment and then, hopefully makes a
meaningful connection with another person. Now that’s
the real reward in all of this.”
